SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR RADIO BROADCASTING

Name of Newscast/Date of Newscast/Airing Time

Names of the whole cast/team and their respective roles

(INTRO SCORE) – NEWSCAST INTRO

Newscaster (Name): INTRO SPIEL (Introduce yourself, the newscast, and the radio station and the
HEADLINES in one minute or less)

(TRANSITION SCORE)

Newscaster: HEADLINE OF THE TOP STORY AND LEAD IN (Say the headline of the biggest story
and then introduce/lead in to your field reporter #1 in 5 to 10 seconds)

Field Reporter #1: FIELD REPORT ABOUT THE TOP STORY (This should be at least one minute
long or about 180 words (if in English) and should end with a lead out to the newscaster.).

Newscaster: HEADLINE OF THE SECOND STORY AND LEAD IN (Say the headline of story and
then introduce/lead in to your field reporter #1 in 5 to 10 seconds)

Field Reporter #2: FIELD REPORT ABOUT THE SECOND STORY (This can be anywhere from 30
seconds to one minute. Minimum five sentences but maybe up to 10 sentences depending on the length
of time assigned to this story, and should end with a lead out to the newscaster.)

Newscaster: HEADLINE OF THE THIRD STORY AND LEAD IN (Say the headline of story and
then introduce/lead in to your field reporter #1 in 5 to 10 seconds)

Field Reporter #3: FIELD REPORT ABOUT THE THIRD STORY (This can be anywhere from 30
seconds to one minute. Minimum five sentences but maybe up to 10 sentences depending on the length
of time assigned to this story, and should end with a lead out to the newscaster.)
Newscaster: We pause for a while for a public service announcement.

(TRANSITION SCORE) INFOMERCIAL segment

Informercial Announcer: (Length of this Infomercial can be anywhere from 30 seconds to one minute.)

(TRANSITION SCORE AND STATION ID)

Newscaster: HEADLINE OF THE FOURTH STORY AND LEAD IN (Say the headline of story and
then introduce/lead in to your field reporter #1 in 5 to 10 seconds)

Field Reporter #4: FIELD REPORT ABOUT THE FOURTH STORY (This can be anywhere from
30 seconds to one minute. Minimum five sentences but maybe up to 10 sentences depending on the
length of time assigned to this story, and should end with a lead out to the newscaster.)

Newscaster: HEADLINE OF THE FOURTH STORY AND LEAD IN (Say the headline of story and
then introduce/lead in to your field reporter #1 in 5 to 10 seconds)

Field Reporter #5: FIELD REPORT ABOUT THE FIFTH STORY (This can be anywhere from 30
seconds to one minute. Minimum five sentences but maybe up to 10 sentences depending on the length
of time assigned to this story, and should end with a lead out to the newscaster.)

RECAP OF HEADLINES & EXTRO (up to one minute)

Newscaster: Repasuhin natin ang mga ulo ng mga balita...Ako po si (Name of Newscaster) sa ngalan
nina (names of reporters and technicals) maraming salamat po. sa inyong pakikinig.

NEWSCAST THEME MUSIC fade out

(THE END)